COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS provides free arts programming to youth with intellectual and/or developmental delays in elementary and secondary school in the Life Skills and LRC classrooms. We meet students once a month throughout the school year at Centre Wellington District Secondary School, Elora Public School, John Black Public School in Fergus, Arthur Public School, Victoria Cross...
SUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program offering inclusive, arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with varying abilities. We welcome all adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program, led by ECFTA Arts Educator and Mindfulness Facilitators. Wednesday & Thursday morning and afternoon classes held weekly September...
The Merry Wives of Windsor will be performed on the pavilion stage this summer - in the yard at the Elora Centre for the Arts, presented by The Elora Community Theatre. Scroll down to view dates, times and purchase your tickets now! About The Merry Wives of Windsor, a comedy by William Shakespeare Falstaff decides...
5-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 7-12 Ready for a week of avant-garde awesomeness? This kinetic camp will introduce young artists to American Modernist, Alexander Calder’s 1931 Cirque! A moveable feast of characters, contortionists, fire eaters, hi-wire performers and circus animals. We will spend the week creating our own kinetic circus fun! Our Summer Camps are designed...
Canada's ultimate BBQ — and the official kick-off for Food Day Canada — returns to Elora on July 29! It's an unforgettable celebration of Canadian cuisine featuring over 25 local restaurant and drink vendors, family-friendly activities, and a special appearance by Chef Michael Smith, who'll be shucking oysters live on the pedestrian bridge near the...
4-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 4-7 Junior artists! Turn your fave book into a power pop-up 3-D Diorama Story Box. We will start each morning with a story and then get to work exploring visual story-making and transform our own favourite stories from home into sculptural ART! Please bring your favourite storybook from home, with your...
Join us for an engaging and interactive performance by The Vaudevillian — live on the MacDonald Pavilion Stage at the Arts Centre! This performance is presented in partnership with Long & McQuade. Norah Spades and Jitterbug James make up The Vaudevillian, bringing their high-energy Prohibition-era tunes to our outdoor stage. These two will make you...
5-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 7-12 Young Makers! Turn your fave book into a power pop-up Diorama Story Box. Let’s explore visual story making and transform each of our favourite storybooks from home into sculptural Kid-Lit ART! Please bring your favourite storybook from home, with your child’s name. We will be reading these stories and using...
5-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 4-7 Birds of a feather flock together in this week of high-flying fun! Join us for creative making inspired by our feathery friends! Whether you’re an early bird or a night owl we’ll spread our art wings and soar together and make memories that take flight! Our Summer Camps are designed...
Join us for Chris Oday & Wild Bloom live on the MacDonald Pavilion Stage at the Arts Centre! This performance is presented in partnership with Canada's Music Incubator. Join us for a night of vintage R&B and soul with Chris Oday, followed by fiddle, folk and emotional three-party harmony of Wild Bloom! The 'Open Sky' series...
4-DAY CAMP FOR AGES 7-12 Love to draw and shadowy storytelling?! Join us for some old-timey illustration inspired by American Gothic writer and illustrator Edward Gorey. Let’s explore the world of fancy-fine-line drawing, graphic story-telling and dark humour in this week of drawing and doodling. Our Summer Camps are designed to inspire 36 young artists...
Join us on Thursday, Sept. 4, for a Community BBQ and FREE concert featuring The Doubtfires — right here in the Arts Centre yard! We’ll be serving up delicious BBQ chicken dinners with ALL the fixings 🤤 (vegan & gluten-free options, too!) — with all proceeds going to our new expansion. IMPORTANT: Dinners must be...
The Art Centre is at the threshold of an exciting new chapter, and we invite you to take the next step with us! As both our organization and the communities we serve grow, we need to address some of the physical constraints of our two galleries and classroom, to help break down barriers to participation in the arts.